{"id":12163,"date":"2026-07-21T03:18:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12163"},"modified":"2026-07-21T03:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:18:32","slug":"trump-orders-airstrikes-against-iran-for-10th-consecutive-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12163","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders airstrikes against Iran for 10th consecutive night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>President Trump ordered American forces to pummel Iranian military targets for a tenth consecutive night Monday, after vowing to avenge the deaths of US service members <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/20\/us-news\/enraged-trump-warns-iran-each-us-soldier-killed-will-be-avenged-many-times-over\/\">\u201cmany times over.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong>Today at 4 pm ET, US forces began a new round of strikes against Iran at the Commander in Chief\u2019s direction,\u201d CENTCOM <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2079299384685064351\">announced on X<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe strikes are designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d the combatant command added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The latest round of airstrikes were announced just hours after Trump fumed over the deaths o<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/20\/world-news\/pentagon-identifies-2-us-soldiers-killed-in-weekend-attack-by-iran\/\">f three US service members<\/a>, who were killed during Iranian strikes on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!\u201d Trump wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116953296612438865\">Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis directive has been passed on to Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Daniel Caine, and every Leader in the Military,\u201d the president added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40040575\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" 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(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>Trump has pummeled Iran with airstrikes for 10 consecutive nights.   <span class=\"credit\">Graeme Sloan \/ Pool via CNP<br \/>\n \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, was killed in action on Friday at the US military outpost in Jordan and 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan, 25, was killed the next day. A third US service member was killed during a \u201ccontrolled detonation\u201d of a downed Iranian drone but has not been identified. <\/p>\n<p>A total of 17 American service members have been killed since the launch of operation Epic Fury by the US and Israel Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p>The US has <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/19\/world-news\/us-hits-under-construction-nuke-plant-in-iran-tehran\/\">repeatedly bombed Iran<\/a> following the collapse of last month\u2019s memorandum of understanding that called for a 60-day reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and continued nuclear talks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40040574\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/s-sepah-news-website-shows-134576078_feb1f9.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/s-sepah-news-website-shows-134576078_feb1f9.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/s-sepah-news-website-shows-134576078_feb1f9.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/s-sepah-news-website-shows-134576078_feb1f9.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/s-sepah-news-website-shows-134576078_feb1f9.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/s-sepah-news-website-shows-134576078_feb1f9.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\"\/><figcaption>Iran has targeted US bases in the Middle East in response to US airstrikes.  <span class=\"credit\">SEPAHNEWS.COM\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Qatar has floated a 10-day cease-fire to de-escalate the renewed fighting, which began when Iran attacked commercial ships in the strait for following a US-preferred route rather than one closer to Iran, but Trump appears focused on making the regime pay for the deaths of US troops and repeated cease-fire violations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, President Trump is focused on making Iran pay for their violations of the MOU and their continued acts of terrorism in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d a US official <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarakRavid\/status\/2079287603732292031\">told Axios<\/a>. \u201cIn addition, the President will make Iran pay for the recent deaths of US soldiers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese devastating blows will continue until the President deems otherwise, but talks between our 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